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How to Make Red Cactus in Infinite Craft

Red Cactus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Fire plus Green Cactus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FireGreen CactusRed Cactus

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 182 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6EarthEarthMountain
  7. 7LakeMountainFjord
  8. 8FireFireVolcano
  9. 9FjordVolcanoIceland
  10. 10EarthIcelandGreenland
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EngineSteamTrain
  14. 14GreenlandTrainGreen Train
  15. 15CactusGreen TrainGreen Cactus
  16. 16FireGreen CactusRed Cactus
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus5Water + Waterโ†’ Lake6Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain7Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord8Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano9Fjord + Volcanoโ†’ Iceland10Earth + Icelandโ†’ Greenland11Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam12Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine13Engine + Steamโ†’ Train14Greenland + Trainโ†’ Green Train15Cactus + Green Trainโ†’ Green Cactus16Fire + Green Cactusโ†’ Red Cactus

Other ways to make Red Cactus

2 combinations are known to produce Red Cactus. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Red Cactus
FirstSecondResult
FireGreen CactusRed Cactus
Blue CactusOppositeRed Cactus

Red Cactus at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Red Cactus, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Red Cactus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fire with Green Cactus. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Red Cactus?

16 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Red Cactus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Red Cactus?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Red Cactus, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.